"Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!”

Hoping it is not true, but if it is, as Scottish author Sir Walter Scott wrote:

"Oh what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!”

The news tonight noted that the FBI moved in because the appointment to replace Obama was imminent.

From The Wall Street Journal:

The scandal surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's alleged attempt to sell a U.S. Senate seat widened on Wednesday, threatening to taint rising Democratic star Jesse Jackson Jr. and pull in one of the nation's biggest labor unions.

In a case unveiled Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald alleged that Gov. Blagojevich had attempted to extract payment or a high-paying position in exchange for naming a replacement for the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Federal investigators claimed in Tuesday's affidavit that a person referred to as "Senate Candidate No. 5" was willing to pay Gov. Blagojevich a fee on the magnitude of $500,000 or $1 million in exchange for the seat.

On Wednesday, an attorney for Rep. Jackson Jr. -- the son of longtime civil-rights figure and Chicago politician Jesse Jackson -- said the congressman is likely to be "Senate Candidate No. 5." The attorney, James Montgomery Sr., denied that Rep Jackson Jr. or his representatives sought a deal in exchange for the seat.

Separately, the federal investigations cast a shadow over the Service Employee International Union, a quickly growing alliance of more than two million workers.
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While hoping it is not true, if it is, to paraphrase the foulmouthed governor without the use of the f word, screw 'em.